Chick box



May 23, 1939 R. N. RICHARDS CHICK Box Filed .July 9, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 O00000O Ooo May 23, 1939. R; N. RICHARDS 2,159,451

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inventionfrel'ates yto a chick box of paper 'i'xnoomer obiootof the m'v'eouon n to proviso box having a plurality of compartments s therein and in its simplest form being formed of asingle blank and further bein! adapted to support asilperposed box in relatively spaced relation to the cover portion of the supporting box to protop ventilation tothe compartments in theV l supporting box. A

Another object of the invention is to provide a chick "box of the aforesaid general character, wherein the cover portion' is divided providing individual access lto certain of the compartments l without necessitating access to be had to other compartments, said divisible cover portions being yieldingly locked in closed position but permitting forcible ement for cover opening.

The chief feature ofy the invention consists in the formation of a chick box wherebythe foregoing objects are accomplished. I

Other features of the invention will be more fullyvpointed out hereinafter in the specific description of the chick box embodying the'invention.

The full nature of the invention will be understood fromthe accompanying drawings and the following description and claims:

In the drawings, Flg.1 isv atop plan view on a reduced scale, oi the mainv blank from which the chick .box embodying the invention is set up. 1'1g2 isa top plan view of the invention. one of the half covers being shown in the open position. Alllgsil is a side elevational view of an interlocking partition which isutilized with the blank shown. in Fig. 1 to form the chick box rshown in Fig. 2. f

mg. 4 is a'vertical sectional view on an enlarged scale taken on line l-l of F192 and in the direction of the arrows, both covers'being shown vin the Y closed and locked position. `j

Ilig.A 5 is a sectional view taken on line l-r-U "of Fig. 2 and in the direction of the arrows and on a slightly smaller scale than Fig. 4. and' at right angles to the section shown in Fig. 4. l y In the drawings il indicates a box bottom. ii a side wall hingedly connected thereto by the score or crease line ccnnectioni2 and this construction is duplicated upon the opposite side of the bottom. Herein each side wall Ii includes a vertical slot Il position midway between the ends of-,the'side wall and extending from the bottom toward the top edge of the side wall but terminating appreruably short thereof.

luchado wonmoiaseoooexteonon u ninedlyconnectedtoasideedgeofthesidewall by a score or crease line as at il. The extension vi4 includes a free end portion il hingedly or scoringly connected as at i'l tothe opposite side edge s of portion i4. n,

The immediate free end of portion il'includes a tongue il and an adjacent slot i8. All of the portions hereinbefore mentioned. except the bottom, are provided with sections die cut or par- 10A tially separated portion 2l, as is well understood in the chick box art. more -especially when applieddto a box formed of double lined corrugated boar Integral with the bottom at oooh opposite side 15 edge and between the two ilrst mentioned sides and connected to the bottom by the scored or creased line 2i, is an end wall 22 provided with similar semi-perforated portions 23'and a pair of vertical slots 24 substantially the full depth or 20 height of the end wall, the distance that each slot 24 is positioned from the edge 25 of the end walll substantially being equal to the width of the portion il before mentioned. n y

Integral with the top edge of the end wall and 25 hingedly connected thereto as at 26 is a trapezoidal outlined cover forming portion 21 to which in turn as at 2l, is connected a rectangular outlined portion 2 to which in turn is connected as at Il another cover forming portion 3i Portions 30 2l and Il--see Pig. l-are of a greater length than the length of the end portions to which th same are connected.

Each portion 3i has a flap extension 32 connected thereto as at Il and the flap extension, as 35 shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2, is of less length than the length of the cover portion 3i and the end `portion 22 so that the flap portion 32 may nest between the two side walls ii, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. and may. if desired, frictionally 40 lock against the same. 'Ihe cover portion I iv is also provided with semi-perforated die cut portions 3l which are readily removable.

Reference will now be had to Fig. 3 wherein 35 indicates a partition member provided with semi- 45 perforated die cut portions Il readily removable` as is well understood in the chick box art. The partition includes at each end a lowervtongue portion I1 having a reentrant edge 31* Vand an upper tongue portion v3l. The partition is also 50 provided with slots 3l. the ,spacing between the slots '39 being substantially that of the snacin'r y between the lslots 24 in each end wall but the slots herein are shown as of double thewidth of the slots 2l. 55

are'similarly turned at right anto the bottom and into substantial paralleltben eachextensiod and i! is turned anthe-nipporting wall along-,the line II then'has itstwo portions positioned angu' Ha or the side wail and wim its tongue portion l 80 I1 sted in and projecting through the slot Il. This holds down the partition vagainst upward movement. The double width slots l accommodate the two adjacent partition forming extension por- 26 tions i8 which Vlie substantially in abutting parallel relation and the notch I9 of each extension portion interlocks with the body portion of the partition. This prevents vlongitudinal withdrawal or escapement of the partition forming 80 portion of the extension of the side wail from the box and .its subsequent' outward opening in the blank formation or a formation other than that of a container. f Herein the designations side and end walls are purely arbitrary and their speciilc use has been intended merelto facilitate an understanding of the invention. l

'Ihe box thus described isin substantial open position. Each cover portion is then turned inn wardly and downwardly toward the other cover portion and each flap extension A32 is directed inwardly and downwardly immediately adiacent the partition l5. In this position the cover` portion `Il bears on the upper edge IlaA ofr the side walls Ii. 'I'he width of the slot" is such that it not only the partition but also the two partition separated end flaps, these seating therein, as shown clearly in Fig. 4.

When thus `associated together, it will be ob- 50 served the partition I5 projects above the plane common to the cover portions Il. .'Ihe,y portion 29 of the cover extends upwardly and: substantially verticallyy although it may be slightly iny clined if desired. 'I'he cover portion 21 extends 55 upwardly and at an angle forming the ridge portion 28 with portion 29, the two parallel ridge portions vbeing coextensive with the supporting side and of substantially equal height above the plane common to the portions 3| and thus are adapted to support a superposed container such that there is a space between the bottom of the superposed container andbthe top portions 3i.

It will be noted, as indicated at Il, the top may be of perforated character to provide for u top ventilation to the interior of the container.

It will also'be noted-'see Fig. 1more especial-- ly that the end wall semi-perforations 23 regis-k ter' with the similar semi-perforations 20 in the portions Il and also it will be observed the partition forming portions of the extension il include semi-perforations 20 which together with the semi-perforations 36 in thepartition Il provide air communication from compartment to compartment. Here also the side walls are similarly 'sani-perforated so that air circulation sachoth ,thevertexbeingcoincident tbcrsthroughmnybsobtained. Theamountoi circulation obtainedis, of course, determinable bythemunberofsemi-perforated portions which areremovedbymerelypunchingthemfmmthe mainbodyoftheboardbyanger. 5

Asshownclearlyinlligs. 1 and 2, the por- Ltionsjl o( the cover include Vrelatively closely spacedalits'. The'slits definefaportion 4I ofthecoverthatoverhangsthesidewall il andastringorcordpassedaboutthecontainer l0 would be located in this area by thedepression `oftheportionliwhenthestringisdrawntaut y and secured, when tautened, in enveloping relation. The foregoing constitutes one of the simplest forms of the invention.

Whenapositivecoverlockisdesiredandit 'isnotdesiredtoutiiimeastringorcord'tia these slits may be omitted and the following locking arrangement provided. Of course, if bothtypesofcoverlockingaredesiredthesamc maybeutilisedsincetheslits 40 arereadilyl formed in the formation of the blank by a slight modification of thedieused in the -blank formation. Also the positive interlock men--v uoned may be simiisnyformed at the time the 2 5 partition was formed and the blank is formed. 'I'his interlock is a tongue and slot connection between the cover.and the partition means. Preferably it is associated with the extension 4forming partition' means and preferably the 30.

tongue and slot connection is of dual character, that is, the partition includes a tongue and a slot and the cover includes a tongue provided with a slot, the tongue of the cover seating in the slot of the partition and the tongue parti- 35 tion seating in the slot of the cover. Herein four such dual interlocks are illustrated-see kmore especially Fig. 2. Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate the same in slightly greater detail.

In these iigures, 42 indicates a tongue formed 40 in the cover by the` die cut portion 42a. The tongue is anchored as indicated at 42h. This tongue includes a slot I3. The partition forming portion I6 includes the slot or notch 44,. approximately L-shaped in outline, forming the 45 adjacent tongue portion I5. As shown clearly in Figs. 4 and 5, thev tongue I2 is seated in the notchorslotuandthetongueisseatedin the slot' 4I. This serves to positively lock the cover to the partition. With this type of lock structure, the cover is held against accidental upward displacement. v i

When it is desired to open the cover, a medianly positionedy semi-die cut portion 34 thereinvis removed, the index or middle finger inserted therein and the cover elevated, tilting, as it were initially, about the hinge connection 30 as a pivot. In this initial `upward movement, the cover is nally freed from the flap engaging the upward extending portion or exposed o portion of the partition Si and the side walls and when that occurs the natural spring or tension between the two angularly positioned portions 21 and 29 immediately project the latter toward the partition which automatically releases the cover tongues from the partition tongues so the half cover maybe thereupon opened upwardly and outwardly providing complete access to the three compartments in the exposed half ofthe container. 7o

While the invention has been described as embodyingsix compartments, it will be understood that by; providing a single median slot in each end wall and elongating the portions i4 so each in length is substantially half the length of the end 7s,

wall, that a four compartment chick box will be 'obtained and in this instance naturally, partition 35 will contain but a single median slot 39, and this will be of substantiallydouble the width of the slot shown. Also the change required in the coverlstructure when a positive interlock is desired, will be such that the tongue 42 will be slightly wider than it is shown in the present illustration and the slot 43 will be substantially double the width of that shown herein so as to accommodate the two parallel abutting tongue portions 45 of the adjacent partition means.

While the invention has been described in great detail in the foregoing description, the same as well as the detailed illustration is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character. Various modifications hereinbefore mentioned or illustrated as well as others which will readily suggest themselves to persons skilled in this art, are all considered to be Within the broad scope of the invention, reference being had to the appended claims.

'I'he invention claimed is: v

l. In a chick box, the combination of a bottom. a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, one pair ofsaid walls being vertically slotted intermediate its ends, extensions on each end of the other pair of walls, exteriorly lapping the slotted walls and having their end portions seated in the slots, the slots in the opposite walls being substantially aligned, the slot seated ends of extensions extending toward the opposite wall and overlapping, and partition means associated at the ends with the extension supporting walls and having a cooperative interlocking connection with the box enclosed free ends of the extensions.

, 2. In a chick box the combination of a bottom, a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, one pair of said walls being vertically slotted intermediate its ends, extensions on each end of the other pair of walls, exteriorly lapping the slotted walls and having their end portions seated in the slots, the slot seated ends of extensions extending toward the opposite wall, and partition means associated at the ends with the extension supporting walls and having a cooperative interlocking connection with the box enclosed free ends of the extensions.

3. In a. chick box the combination of a bottom, a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, one pair of said walls being vertically slotted intermediate its ends, extensions on each end ot the other pair of walls exteriorly lapping the slotted walls and having their end portions seated in the slots, the slots in the opposite walls being substantially aligned, the slot seated ends of extensions extending toward the opposite wall, and partition means associated at the ends with the extension supporting walls and having a cooperative interlocking connection with the box enclosed free ends of the extensions.

4. A device as dened by claim 2, characterized by the partition means including a pair of spaced slots, the vertically slotted walls having similarly spaced slots, and the free ends of the extensions on each wall interlocking in the same partition slot.

5. In a one-piece chick box of a bottom, a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, half covers integral with the upper edge of one pair of walls, and a flap on each half cover for friction locking of the half covers in closed position, each half cover at each side edge overlapping the intermediate wall, each half cover intermediate its ap and supporting wall connections including an upwardly oiset portion fully coextensive with the connected wall, said half covers being arranged for top ventilation of the box.

6. A box as defined by claim 5, characterized by each oifset portion including a portion in inverted channel formation.

7. A box as defined by claim 5, characterized by each oiset portion including a portion in inverted channel formation, and meeting in a superposed box supporting ridge.

8. In a one-piece chick box the combination of a bottom, a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, half covers integral with the upper edge of one pair of walls, each half cover at each side edge overlapping the intermediate wall, each half cover including an upwardly oiset portion fully coextensive with the connected wall, said half covers being arranged for top ventilation of the box, partition means extending parallel to the intermediate walls, and a tongue and slot connection between each half cover and the partition means for cover locking.

9. A box as defined by claim 8, characterized by each tongue and slot connection being of multiple character, that is including a plurality of tongues and a corresponding number of slots, the tongues and slots being interrelated and juxtapositioned for simultaneous locking and release.

10. A box as dened by claim 8, characterized by each, otlset portion including the portion in inverted channel formation.

11. A box as deflnedby claim 8, characterized by each oiset portion including the portion in inverted channel formation, and meeting in a superposed box supporting ridge.

12. In a chick box, the combination of a bottom, a pair of side walls, a pair oi' end walls, one pair of said walls being vertically slotted intermediate its ends, extensions on each end of the other and intermediate pair of walls, lapping the slotted walls and having their end portions seated in the slots, the slot seated ends of the extensions extending toward the opposite wall, partition means operatively secured at the ends to the intermediate 'walls and having a cooperative interlocking connection with the free ends of the extensions, half covers, each integral with the upper edge of an intermediate wall, a flap at the opposite end of each half cover adapted to frictionally engage the adiacent face of the partition means, each half cover having a portion at the side edges bearable upon and projecting beyond the intermediate walls, each half cover intermediate its ap and supporting wall connections including an upwardly oifset portion substantially coextensive with the connected wall, said half covers being arranged for top ventilation of the box.

RALPH N. RICHARDS. 

